4.1% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cressbrook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cressbrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots remains in Cressbrook, where the typical resident shares an English or Australian ancestry. This heritage is mirrored in the birthplaces of the people, with the vast majority born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 42.1% and 41.3% of the population. Other significant groups include Scottish (19.8%), German (13.2%), and Irish (8.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. While 92.6% of residents were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Cressbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30748/cressbrook/topic/ancestry-heritage